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the young ones is white, and as foft as lilk; their Skins, 
with the Hair on, are good to make Gloves for the Winter. 
The Sperma Ceti Whale. 
The Sperma Ceti Whale differeth from the Whales that 
yield us Whale-bones, for the firft hath great and long 
Teeth, the other is nothing but Bones with Taffels hang- 
ing from their Jaws, with which they fuck in their prey. 
What Sperma Ceti is. 
It is not long fince a Sperma Ceti Whale or two were 
caft upon the more, not far from B oft on in the MaJ/achu- 
fetts Bay, which being cut into fmall pieces and boiled in 
Cauldrons, yielded plenty of Oyl; the Oyl put up into 
Hogfheads, and ftow'd into Cellars for fome time, Candies 
at the [36] bottom, it may be one quarter; then the Oyl is 
drawn off, and the Candied Stuff put up into convenient 
Veffels is fold for Sperma Ceti, and is right Sperma Ceti. 
For Bruifes and Aches. 
The Oyl that was drawn off Candies again and again, if 
well ordered; and is admirable for Bruifes and Aches. 
What Ambcrgrecce is. 
Now you muft underftand this Whale feeds upon Am- 
bcrgreece, as is apparent, finding it in the Whales Maw in 
great quantity, but altered and excrementitious: I con- 
ceive that Ambergreece is no other than a kind of Mufh- 
room growing at the bottom of fome Seas; I was once 
